mrhappyrotter
Grand Chupacabra
I'm not a fan of pendant spiked Cymbidiums. However, I've made an exception for this species.
I purchased this from Carter and Holmes at least 4 or 5 years ago. It was a small seedling at the time. They had lots of the album form (also generally not my thing), as well as a smaller number of these standard types. Realistically I think I like the red flowered variety better, but there's a lot of charm in these eye catching flowers with bold stripes.
This is its first time blooming for me. I think it has 3 or 4 spikes with possibly more coming. In the coming years, as the plant gets larger, I anticipate having more flowers per spike.
The flowers are faintly fragrant, which I'm happy about. Online reports and my general research were mostly leaning towards the flowers not being fragrant, but that some cultivars have a slight scent. So, I guess I lucked out in this regard.
One thing I really enjoy about Cymbidium dayanum is the grassy foliage. The leaves are very narrow and very grassy in appearance. It's not the smallest Cymbidium I grow, in fact the length of the leaves are about the same as some of my other "medium" sized Cymbs. However, it's still pretty compact and easy to maintain. When it's not in bloom, it would (and has in the past) fit under my lights.
For the past several years, I've grown this outdoors from spring to fall, only bringing it indoors once there's a threat of frost. This past winter, I grew this plant in my minimally heated greenhouse for the winter. It did just fine with temperatures near freezing, just like the rest of my Cymbs. No big surprise, there. So, I would consider this to be highly temperature tolerant and can handle near freezing temperatures in winter as well as sweltering summer heat.
I purchased this from Carter and Holmes at least 4 or 5 years ago. It was a small seedling at the time. They had lots of the album form (also generally not my thing), as well as a smaller number of these standard types. Realistically I think I like the red flowered variety better, but there's a lot of charm in these eye catching flowers with bold stripes.
This is its first time blooming for me. I think it has 3 or 4 spikes with possibly more coming. In the coming years, as the plant gets larger, I anticipate having more flowers per spike.
The flowers are faintly fragrant, which I'm happy about. Online reports and my general research were mostly leaning towards the flowers not being fragrant, but that some cultivars have a slight scent. So, I guess I lucked out in this regard.
One thing I really enjoy about Cymbidium dayanum is the grassy foliage. The leaves are very narrow and very grassy in appearance. It's not the smallest Cymbidium I grow, in fact the length of the leaves are about the same as some of my other "medium" sized Cymbs. However, it's still pretty compact and easy to maintain. When it's not in bloom, it would (and has in the past) fit under my lights.
For the past several years, I've grown this outdoors from spring to fall, only bringing it indoors once there's a threat of frost. This past winter, I grew this plant in my minimally heated greenhouse for the winter. It did just fine with temperatures near freezing, just like the rest of my Cymbs. No big surprise, there. So, I would consider this to be highly temperature tolerant and can handle near freezing temperatures in winter as well as sweltering summer heat.
